Where does “invisible” come from?
Invisible comes from Old French invisible, from Late Latin invisibilis, combining the Latin prefix in- (not) with visibilis (visible), ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European ne (not).
invisible (English): Unable to be seen; out of sight; not visible; Not...
Definitions
- Unable to be seen; out of sight; not visible; Not...
Ancestry of “invisible”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | invisible | invisible not able to be seen |
| 2 | Latin | invisibilis | invisible |
| 3 | Latin | vīsibilis | that may be seen, visible |
| 4 | Latin | -bilis | -ble |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -ðlis | Forms adjectives from verb stems indicating capacity or worth of being acted on |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰlis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰlom | Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;... |